Sprague

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Sprague is the name of several places in North America:

• Sprague, Manitoba, a small town near the Minnesota/Manitoba border
• Sprague, Alabama
• Sprague, Connecticut
• Sprague, Nebraska
• Sprague, Washington
• Sprague Field, a multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Montclair State University in New Jersey
• The Sprague River in southwestern Oregon

Sprague can also refer to the following people:

• Sprague Cleghorn, former NHL hockey player
• L. Sprague de Camp, author
• Charles Sprague, American poet
• Charles A. Sprague, former Governor of Oregon
• Charles E. Sprague, accountant, civil war hero, Volapükist, spelling reformer
• Clifton Sprague, American admiral during World War II
• Ed Sprague, former Major League Baseball player
• Erik Sprague, the self-styled Lizardman
• Frank J. Sprague, Father of Electric Traction
• Frank L. Sprague a recording artist/composer in North Hollywood, California, USA
• Isaac Sprague, botanical illustrator
• Ken Sprague, political cartoonist
• Lucian Sprague, American railroad executive
• Peleg Sprague, politician from the state of Maine
• Robert Lamison Sprague, American admiral during World War II
• Royal Sprague, 11th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California
• A number of prominent politicians named William Sprague
  • William Sprague (1799-1856), a politician from Rhode Island, uncle of William Sprague (1830-1915)
  • William Sprague (1809-1868), a politician from Michigan
  • William Sprague (1830-1915), a politician from Rhode Island, nephew of William Sprague (1799-1856)
  • William Peter Sprague (1827-1899), a politician from Ohio
• W.G.R. Sprague, London Theatre designer

[edit] See also

• Sprague Brothers, a rock band from Wichita Falls, Texas
• Sprague Energy
• Sprague, a manufacturer of electrolytic condensers